I'd have enjoyed it more if this weren't some veiled transgender identity Socratic conversation was dropped entirely because it serves no purpose for the main narrative.

It does emphasize fear of jail / prison, as well as that treatment "non normal" people often get at the hands of authority who may not be equipped to deal with, or understand them.

Many more people fall into this scenario than we may think at first glance.

The angry, defiant tagger, rightfully worries over how petty crime charges can escalate into something much more ugly.

This drives the urgency needed for the hack to escape plot elements.

Today, women, non ordinary white people, tatted up people, gay, etc... all have concerns related to law enforcement. This character kind of sums them all up in a brief future looking way.